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Severe Heart Failure Treatment: FineHeart Successfully Raises €15 million Series B funding With Industrial and Independent Investors

The First In Human implantation of the ICOMS FLOWMAKER® is assured following this financing BORDEAUX, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FineHeart S.A, a preclinical medical device company that has developed the ICOMS FLOWMAKER®, an Implantable Cardiac Output Management System designed to address the unmet need of patients suffering from severe heart failure, today announced the […]

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Announces U.S. Commercial Launch of JADE Over-the-Wire Non-Compliant Peripheral Balloon Catheters

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI®) (NASDAQ: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, announced today that the full line of OrbusNeich® JADE® percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) over-the-wire (OTW) balloon catheters is now available in the U.S. CSI […]

Occlutech takes important step towards approval in China

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Occlutech AG (“Occlutech” or the “Company”) today announces that the planned recruitment of 180 patients has been reached in the Company’s trial in China for its ASD Occluder. The Occlutech ASD Occluder is used in the treatment of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), which is a congenital heart condition. The […]

Mindray Defines Future of Imaging Technologies with New General Imaging, Women’s Healthcare and Cardiology Ultrasound Solutions

SHENZHEN, China, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mindray (SZSE: 300760), a global leading developer and provider of medical devices and solutions, has announced the launch of its new General Imaging, Women’s Healthcare, and Cardiology ultrasound solutions on May 28, 2021. Underpinned by the theme “Innovation Defines”, each solution is specifically designed to increase the […]

VOTIS Subdermal Imaging Technologies Raises US$2.5 Million

Share Offering Over-subscribed JERUSALEM, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VOTIS Subdermal Imaging Technologies, Ltd. announced today that it has raised US$2.5 million in a private placement of equity to a consortium of investors in Israel, Italy, the UK, and the US. Proceeds are being used to complete development of the company’s suite of medical devices and […]

Sequana Medical Announces First Patient Enrolled in SAHARA DESERT

alfapump® DSR study in Heart Failure patients with persistent congestion GHENT, Belgium, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA), an innovator in the treatment of diuretic-resistant fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, today announces that the first patient has been enrolled in […]

Retia Medical Announces Bernd Saugel has Joined the Clinical Advisory Board

VALHALLA, N.Y., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Retia Medical, an innovator in hemodynamic monitoring that helps clinicians guide care to prevent complications from high-risk surgeries such as heart attacks, strokes, and acute kidney injuries, today announced that Bernd Saugel, MD, EDIC joins other distinguished clinicians on Retia Medical’s Clinical […]

Abiomed Acquires preCARDIA, a Breakthrough Medical Device Company, to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients

DANVERS, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD) has acquired preCARDIA, developer of a proprietary catheter and controller that will complement Abiomed’s product portfolio to expand options for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The preCARDIA system is uniquely designed to rapidly treat ADHF-related volume overload by effectively reducing cardiac filling pressures and […]

Alnylam Completes Enrollment in APOLLO-B Phase 3 Study of Patisiran in Transthyretin-Mediated (ATTR) Amyloidosis Patients with Cardiomyopathy

− APOLLO-B is the Industry’s Furthest Progressed Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pivotal Study of an Investigational TTR Silencer in Hereditary and Wild-type ATTR Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy − − Topline Results Expected in Mid-2022 − CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that it has achieved […]

Verve Therapeutics Appoints Leading Biotechnology Executive Michael MacLean to its Board of Directors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Verve Therapeutics, a biotech company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, today announced that Michael F. MacLean, chief financial officer (CFO) of Avidity Biosciences, has joined the company’s board of directors. “Mike is a highly experienced executive with an […]